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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light

Manfred Mann - Blinded by the Light

Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann

Having started in the 60's with a British Invasion band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn", then moving on to Jazz Fusion with Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Manfred's third band, "The Earth Band' is still alive and recording. In his 2003 biography, former member of Manfred Mann's earlier Manfred Mann Band and Beatles-associate Klaus Voormann alleged to have inspired Mann for the Earth Band's name by having besought Mann several times throughout the 1960s that Mann's soft pop style of those days had to become more "earthier" and rockier, not least of all because of the seemingly effeminate image of Mann's earlier band which had led to a number of close encounters with violence particularly in Ireland.

The membership of the Earth Band was stable through their first six albums before becoming relatively informal; Mick Rogers originally performed lead guitar and lead vocal duties before being replaced by Chris Thompson on vocals and Dave Flett on guitar. Drumming duties were fulfilled by Chris Slade, who was later to be a member of AC/DC and Asia. Bass player Colin Pattenden, after leaving the Earth Band, became a sound consultant, running his own company designing and installing sound systems. There was much about the Earth Band that was potentially successful, but the contrariness of the band's approach and Mann's perfectionism meant that albums frequently came out with different track listings in different territories, or in alternative versions.

Personnel

Current members

Manfred Mann – keyboards and vocals (founding member)
Mick Rogers – guitar and vocals (founding member)
Peter Cox – vocals
Jimmy Copley – drums and percussion
Steve Kinch – bass guitar

Former members

Noel McCalla – vocals
Chris Thompson – vocals and guitar
Chris Slade – drums (founding member)
Colin Pattenden – bass (founding member)
Steve Waller – guitar and vocals
John Lingwood – drums
Pat King – bass
Dave Flett – guitar
Cecil Jorgensen - slide guitar, pedal steel
Matt Irving – bass
Clive Bunker – drums
John Trotter[1] – drums
Pete May – drums
Shona Laing – vocals
Richard Marcangelo – drums
Geoff Britton – drums
Geoff Dunn – drums (on loan from Epic)

Source : Wikipedia

Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy

Manfred Mann were a British beat, rhythm and blues, pop, and cover band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Manfred Mann were chart regulars in the 1960s, and the first south-of-England-based group to top the US Billboard Hot 100 during the so-called British invasion.

In 1964, the group was asked to provide a new theme tune for the ITV pop music television programme Ready Steady Go! They responded with "5-4-3-2-1" which, with the help of weekly television exposure, rose to #5 in the UK Singles Chart. Shortly after "5-4-3-2-1" was recorded Richmond left the band, being replaced by Tom McGuinness - the first of many line-up changes. After a further self-penned hit "Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)", the band struck gold with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", a cover of a minor hit earlier that year by The Exciters.

The track, reached the top of each of the UK, [[Canadian, and U.S. charts (The Exciters version had only charted #78 in the US). The band experimented more with jazz and R&B themes on their albums. 1964's The Five Faces of Manfred Mann included standards such as "Smokestack Lightning".


Personnel

Manfred Mann - keyboards (1962—1969)
Mike Hugg - drums, vibes, keyboards (1962—1969)
Dave Richmond - bass (1962—1964)
Mike Vickers - guitar, alto sax, flute (1962—1965)
Paul Jones - vocals, harmonica (1962—1966)
Tom McGuinness - guitar, bass (1964—1969)
Jack Bruce - bass (1965—1966)
Klaus Voorman - bass (1966—1969)
Mike d'Abo - vocals, keyboards (1966—1969)
Glyn Thomas - drums (Mann Hugg Blues Brothers; 1960—1962)
Tony Smith - bass (Mann Hugg Blues Brothers; 1960—1962)

Source : Wikipedia